Wouldn't taking the batteries out work just the same as using tin foil?
After reading the report, I'm changing my opinion. It sounds like the phones were found in the foil-wrapped condition when LE stopped Wayne and Angie to serve the arrest warrant for Wayne.
Wouldn't taking the batteries out work just the same as using tin foil?
So that DOES sound like they were trying to block pings! I wonder where he was headed in such a hurry?
It takes a lot of power to emit a trackable signal...so, yes, no battery equals no signal. Powering a phone down would ordinarily work too but it is possible that your phone is fooling you into thinking it's powered down - especially if a spy agency has altered the firmware or OS. Not likely in the case of JRR and CWW.
the cops may have done it though...see this link
https://gigaom.com/2013/08/28/how-t...ell-phone-searches-while-preserving-evidence/
My initial thought was that it was done by the investigator who seized the phones in order to preserve any digital evidence they may contain. It isn't really clear from the report. The report makes it seem that they were found wrapped in foil, but it may just be poor wording used to state that they were seized and wrapped in foil.
After reading the report, I'm changing my opinion. It sounds like the phones were found in the foil-wrapped condition when LE stopped Wayne and Angie to serve the arrest warrant for Wayne.
We shouldn't assume that they were found wrapped in foil. It's more likely that's the way LE packaged them to preserve whatever evidence they held.
We shouldn't assume that they were found wrapped in foil. It's more likely that's the way LE packaged them to preserve whatever evidence they held.
Wrapping a cell phone in foil is to prevent them from pinging and the ability to be traced.
Hey there SCOUT!!! Do I have a target on my back that says, "DISAGREE WITH ME ON EVERYTHING" ??? LOL. No problem, my sleuthing pal...this is what it is all about.
I did consider whether or not it was the police who wrapped the phones in "tin foil." What was the collection of evidence like before the advent of cotton swabs, zip-lock baggies and tin foil?? (Hey, I do a lot of my "forensic testing" using my kitchen tools, too. Dryer cloths are great for wiping off finger prints, and my "splatter pattern" experiments on various organic materials have generated a lot of interesting perspectives....just sayin'....don't ever discount an inquisitive cook...:blushing:..but I digress)
It just seems that the police would still want the phones to be able to receive information as a way to track co-conspirators/accomplices/leaks/informants..etc.??? I think it would be pretty darn IMPORTANT to see who called those phones after the raid. I'm thinking it could be a little of both.
After all, LE has been told they were dealing with an "Eccentric and legendary high tech Apollo 13 communications savant who went rogue after being accused of a murder 20 years ago. He is a network ninja...uses encrypted secret codes, capable of stealth entry, by-passing state of the art (home) alarm systems, with the ability to perform superhuman tasks without the need of sleep!!!
We call that "So Cal movie spin" In the end, his life of petty crime became a legend unto itself....maybe even he believed it, too.
Wrapping a cell phone in foil is to prevent them from pinging and the ability to be traced.
So agree!IQuestion. If you have never written a book, I hope you do! Whether I agree with you or not, I ALWAYS love reading your posts. Your artistry with words and thoughts are amazing <3
And it is starting to sound like AW would have or should have known a bit more than she is claiming to. If my spouse came home and tried to wrap my phone in aluminum foil you can bet there would be a HUGE conversation going on, and "it's nothing you should worry about honey" would not be an acceptable answer.
Wrapping the phones in the aluminum foil would also block the tracking device which is what CWW and AW were doing, IMO.
In their great minds, it apparently never occurred to them that the second the phone/s were unwrapped, their attempt to be secretative, went down the drain.
Do you think this trio of murderers will be classified as the Dumbest Criminals of 2015?
Wrapping a cell phone in foil is to prevent them from pinging and the ability to be traced.
Thank you BobbyWoo, your words are gracious. And as you stated, whether or not we agree, each poster is trying to convey an important thought.IQuestion. If you have never written a book, I hope you do! Whether I agree with you or not, I ALWAYS love reading your posts. Your artistry with words and thoughts are amazing <3